Ohio District 08 Race

Top Industries

2012 Race: Ohio District 08

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Most members of Congress get the bulk of their campaign contributions from two main sources: the industries that make up the economic base of their home district and the Washington-based interest groups that pay more attention to the member's committee assignments in Congress. In addition, most Democrats receive substantial sums from labor unions.

From this table, you can get a flavor of which are the top industries giving to the candidates running for Congress in your district. Do the industries match your local economy, or are they more Washington-based? If the latter, the candidate may have divided loyalties on issues where the interests of their cash constituents conflict with those of the voters who elected them.

John Boehner (R)

Industry

Total

Securities & Investment

$1,436,075

Retired

$1,248,532

Health Professionals

$601,247

Real Estate

$575,076

Misc Manufacturing & Distributing

$498,084

Lawyers/Law Firms

$478,808

Insurance

$471,301

Republican/Conservative

$454,836

Oil & Gas

$442,649

Electric Utilities

$407,250

Misc Finance

$391,451

Lobbyists

$388,500

Mining

$380,617

Hospitals/Nursing Homes

$262,685

Pharmaceuticals/Health Products

$250,250

General Contractors

$248,200

Computers/Internet

$209,265

Commercial Banks

$203,900

Business Services

$201,100

Telephone Utilities

$197,750

James Condit Jr (I)

NOTE: All the numbers on this page are for the
2011 - 2012House election cycle and based on Federal Election Commission data available electronically on
Monday, March 25, 2013. ("Help!
The numbers don't add up...")

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